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Amtrak's 'Trails and Rails' adding NYC to D.C. route

April 26, 2016 Railway Age reported that The National Park Service, in partnership with Amtrak, added to its Saturday morning Trails and Rails program a New York to Washington, D.C. route. Read the entire story here.

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AFL-CIO tribute to Prince

April 25, 2016 Prince Rogers Nelson: musical genius, champion of the working class, lifelong union member and champion for workers’ rights and social justice. The AFL-CIO paid tribute to Prince in an online article written by Kenneth Quinnell, posted on April 22. Read the complete ar [...]

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AFL-CIO tribute to Prince: "working-class hero"

April 25, 2016 From an article written by Kenneth Quinnell, posted to aflcio.org on April 22: “For more than 40 years, Prince was a union member, a long-standing member of both the Twin Cities Musicians Local 30-73 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and SAG-AFTRA. Beginning [...]

TSA announces service for Salina, Kan.

April 22, 2016 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will reinstate security service for the Salina, Kan. airport. Great Lakes Airlines was set to begin servicing the Salina Airport April 1, but could not due to lack of TSA service. With the restoration of TSA s [...]

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THUD allocates $56.5 billion to fund transportation

April 22, 2016 The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) passed $56.5 billion legislation to fund its programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. The bill includes several positive allocations for rail: $1.7 billion for the Federal Railroad Admin [...]

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NS downsizing yard in Knoxville, Tenn.

April 22, 2016 Railway Age reported that Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) will downsize its Knoxville, Tenn. yard effective May 1. Approximately 135 positions will be eliminated. According to NS, this action is in response to lower traffic volumes. Read the entire story here.

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Clinton Speaks to North American Building Trades

April 21, 2016 Over 3,000 delegates attended the opening session of the two-day, 2016 Legislative Conference of North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). In a rousing opening keynote address, NABTU President Sean McGarvey noted the continued and steady growth that has occurred under t [...]

Certifications Open Doors to More Work & Hours

April 19, 2016 The phrase “lifelong learning” is a common one, but it can be especially important for the men and women whose work—and work-hours— can change all the time. Gaining special skills and certifying your expertise can be a vital mechanism to keep up with— and keep working in—the [...]

We need your comments on 2-person crews -Deadline extended to June 15

April 19, 2016 On March 15th, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a long overdue proposed regulation requiring that most trains in America have a minimum of two crewmembers. While SMART TD supports the core requirements of the rule, we believe that it can be strengthened and im [...]

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TSA Fairness Act passes House, Great Lakes closer to service

April 18, 2016 The TSA Fairness Act (H.R. 4549) passed in the House of Representatives April 13. The bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide security services at smaller airports that are serviced commercially. This Act is significant because the TSA curren [...]

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